Victoria Park, London, Ontario

at 580 Clarence St, London Canada

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Description

Victoria Park is an 18acre park located in downtown London, Ontario, in Canada. It is one of the major centres of community events in London.HistoryThe park was originally the site of the British garrison, as well as the cricket grounds. The garrison was expanded with new buildings during and after the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837. The British troops withdrew to Europe in 1853 to train for the Crimean War, but their barracks were used to house escaped slaves from the United States, as one of the end stations of the Underground Railway. The troops returned in 1861, fearing that the American Civil War might spread to Canada. In 1874, the park was transferred to the city and renamed Victoria Park, after Queen Victoria.The park's original plan was the work of the landscape architect Charles H. Miller, chief gardener of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and designer of the American Centennial Exposition grounds. It is believed that the decision to hire Miller was strongly influenced by William Saunders' visit to the exposition grounds in 1876.

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Summary

Victoria Park, London, Ontario is London based place and this enity listed in Sports & Recreation category. Located at 580 Clarence St ON Contact phone number of Victoria Park, London, Ontario: (519) 661-4529